Originally Posted by
rylan
That $12/kWh rate is insane. I don't know why anyone would want to rent an EV from Hertz at this point with all of the issues, confusing and every changing terms, and decent chance of not having a vehicle because they're dumping them from the fleet. I see this line in the Hertz T&Cs now for EVs:
EVPO - Electric Vehicle Charge Purchase Option means you may purchase the state of charge in the battery at the time of pick up and can return the vehicle at any level. The quoted price is based on 80% of the average battery capacity for the EVs in the car class you reserved. The actual price may be lower or higher based on then-current EVPO fees at your rental location, the vehicle rented, and the battery level at the time of pick up. To calculate this fee, Hertz multiplies the kWh battery level at the time of pick up, times the per kWh rate shown on the Rental Record, which is based on average energy rates in the rental location state and a convenience fee combined.
EVSC - The Electric Vehicle Service Charge will apply if you do not purchase EVPO and you do not return your vehicle within 5% of the battery level at pick up. To calculate this fee, Hertz multiplies the difference between the battery level at pick up and the battery level at return in kWh, times the per kWh rate shown on the Rental Record, which is based on average energy rates in the rental location state and service fee combined. This rate will always be higher than our EVPO kWh rate.
Wow, the complexity of this alone will scare most people away.
Originally Posted by
TerryK
This is just funny. The average kWh rate in the US is around 20 cents. So this $12.06 kWh rate is $0.20 energy costs plus $11.86 service fee.
Even when it's 50 cents, $11 per kwh as a 'service fee' would probably be more net profit than from the rental itself.